Social Media, Events & Marketing Assistant

at  Merchant of Tennis

We are looking for someone to assist our marketing team from our head office location in the Leaside area. Our ideal candidate is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about racquet sports and retail. They are educated or experienced in marketing, content creation for social media, aware of current marketing and social media trends, and are interested in event planning and on-site activations.

• Reports to eCommerce Director & Marketing Team
• Compensation: $20-25/hour (depending on work experience and qualifications)
• Benefits available after 1 year of employment
• 3-month probationary term

CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE

• Education or industry experience in digital marketing or related fields
• Social media for business (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc)
• Event planning/coordinating/facilitation
• Digital copywriting (email, blogs, posts, product descriptions etc)
• Imaging software (Photoshop, basic video editing, photo apps etc)
• Document software (Microsoft Office, Google Suite etc)Driving license required

CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE

• Education or industry experience in digital marketing or related fields
• Social media for business (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc)
• Event planning/coordinating/facilitation
• Digital copywriting (email, blogs, posts, product descriptions etc)
• Imaging software (Photoshop, basic video editing, photo apps etc)
• Document software (Microsoft Office, Google Suite etc)
• Driving license required

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Social media channel focused content coordination and creation (photo, video, stories etc)
• Social media channel ongoing maintenance (reporting, updating, communications etc)
• Assist in development and implementation of marketing strategies and campaigns (social, email, website and in-store etc)
• Work with partners to help coordinate and facilitate shared marketing efforts (vendors, third-party marketers, sponsorship partners etc)
• Event planning and facilitation (company events, local club event presence, tournament on-site presence etc)
• Maintain and update marketing and events calendar
• Copywriting support (product descriptions, website information etc)
• Data entry support (product uploading, social shop feed management etc)
• Ongoing reporting and documentation of tasks and responsibilities where necessary
• Occasional inter-department assistance

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Social media channel focused content coordination and creation (photo, video, stories etc)
• Social media channel ongoing maintenance (reporting, updating, communications etc)
• Assist in development and implementation of marketing strategies and campaigns (social, email, website and in-store etc)
• Work with partners to help coordinate and facilitate shared marketing efforts (vendors, third-party marketers, sponsorship partners etc)
• Event planning and facilitation (company events, local club event presence, tournament on-site presence etc)
• Maintain and update marketing and events calendar
• Copywriting support (product descriptions, website information etc)
• Data entry support (product uploading, social shop feed management etc)
• Ongoing reporting and documentation of tasks and responsibilities where necessary
• Occasional inter-department assistance